Door-securer.



G. M. HUSTON. DOOR SEGURBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1913.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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DOOR-SECURER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16,1913.

1 t Application filed. May 22, 1913. Serial No. 769,251.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen M. HUsToN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful- Improvements in- DoorSecurers; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact de' scription of the invention,such aS will on able others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to. means for securing doors in closed position,and has for-its object to provide certain improvements in theconstruction of the same as 'will be hereinafter more definitely pointedoutand claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view taken through a door andits frame, showing my improved device in looking position. Fig. 2 is adetail perspective view of said device with its parts separated. Fig. 3is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing a slightly modified construction.

In the said drawing, referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, thereference numeral 1 denotes the rounded threaded shank of a memberhaving one end flattened at 2 and provided with a lateral projection orhook 3. Adapted to receive the hook member is a tapered sleeve 4, cutout at 5 on one side, and closed at its larger end at 6, said closurebeing provided with a circular aperture 7 of a size to receive thethreadt ed shank 1 of the hook member, said aperture 7 being extendedinto oppositely disposed slots 8 conjointly of a width to receive theflattened portion 2 of the hook member. Said sleeve 4 is also formed atits larger end upon one side with an inclined face 9, for a purposehereinafter to be de.

scribed.

In use the hook member, passed through the sleeve 4 and being providedwith a thumb nut 10 on its screw-threaded portion 1, has its hook 3inserted in the latch receiving recess 11 of the door frame 12, with itsflattened portion 2 lying between the lock-strike plate 13 and the door14 when the latter is closed. Upon now screwing up the thumb nut 10 toforce the sleeve 4 inward, the larger end 6 thereof, which acts as anabutment, will be forced against the side face of the door 14 to firmlyretain the same in its closed position, all as seen in Fig. 1. In thisadjusting movement of the device an important function is performed bythe inclined face 9 on the sleeve 4, the same by its contact with thelock-strike plate 13 wedging the device against the door 14 as thesleeve 4 is screwed to locking position, thus holding the parts firmlyin position. And this action occurs equally as well whether the outerend of the lockstrike plate 13 is inclined to better cooperatetherewith, as it usually is constructed, in order to better cooperatewith the door latch, or whether said plate 13 is straight, as issometimes the case. An important function is also performed by thecircular aperture 7 and slots 8 in the larger end 6 of the sleeve 4, asfollows: hen the device is being adjusted by the nut 10 to its lockingposition the flattened portion 2 of the hook member will register withsaid aperture 7 and will extend into the slots 8, thereby locking thesleeve 4 against rotation on the hook mem her, and as the said aperture7 is located to one side of the end 6 and nearest the inclined face 9the broad surface of said end 6 is maintained in operative positiontoward the door 14, while the inclined face 9 is also maintained inoperative position with respect to the lock-strike plate 13. But when itis desired to remove the device by unscrewing the nut 10 the sleeve 4may be slipped lengthwise of the hook member shank until aperture 7registers with the rounded screw-threaded portion 1 thereof, whereuponthe said sleeve may be rotated a half turn thereon to remove the widerportion of the end 6 from the path of the door 14 in its openingmovement.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a slightly modi- 'fied. construction, wherein thehook member 15 carrying the hook 16 is slotted at 17 to receive anabutment 18 formed on the sleeve 19, said abutment, when the device isin looking position abutting against the side face of the door to lockthe latter in closed position. Like the construction shown in Figs. 1and 2 this sleeve 19 is also provided with an inclined face 20 tocooperate with the lock-strike plate 13 as does the inclined face 9 ofthe Fig. 1 construction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A door securer, comprising a hook member adapted to be engaged withthe door frame, an abutment member, means for adjusting said members toforce said abutment member against the side of the door When closed tolock the same inclosed position, and an incline on one of said membersadapted to contact with the door frame to force the hook member closelyagainst the door as the parts are adjusted tolooking position. V V

2. A door securer, comprising a; hook member adapted to be engaged Withthe door frame, a sleeve on said hook member form ing an abutmentmember, a nut on the threaded end of said hook member for fore tion. 7

ing said sleeve into contact with the door When the latter is closed,and an incline on the inner end of said-sleeve co-aotin g with the doorframe to force the hook member against the edge of the door When theparts i are adjusted to looking position.

3.- A door securer, comprising ahook 5 member adapted to be engaged withthe a Copies of this patent may be obtained ror'five cents each, byaddressing the for a portionof its length and rounded for a portionthereof, a sleeve on said shank having an aperture in its head toreceive .the rounded portion of said shank, said when closed to lockthesame in .elosedposi $1011 and means'fior adjusting said sleeve onsaid hook member shank to looking posidoor. "frame and having a shankflattened V In testimony Whereoif I have hereunto set I my hand in thepresence of two' subsoribin witnesses.

GEORGE M; HUSTON.

W'itnesses: 7

Pansy B. HILLS, A, MILLS.

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